Where does “benggala” come from?

benggala (Indonesian) comes from Malay Benggala, from Persian بنگاله, from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা, from Sanskrit वङ्गाल.

benggala (Indonesian): Bengal

Definitions

  1. Bengal

Ancestry of “benggala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayBenggalaBengal
2Persianبنگاله—
3Middle Bengaliবাঙ্গালাBengal
4Sanskritवङ्गाल—

Words derived from “benggala”

Every word from Sanskrit वङ्गाल →Every word from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা →Every word from Persian بنگاله →